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traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

3

side job; sideline; subsidiary business

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

3

nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)

4

nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

4

all; everyone; everybody

2

I; me

46

also known as; also called

1

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

16

senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

14

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

13

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

27

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

2

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

3

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

11

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

2

this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

3

serious illness

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

3

he; him; boyfriend

10

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

5

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

28

to do as one likes

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

7

such; like that; that sort of

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

5

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

5

Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)

9

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

3

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

9

side

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

20

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

13

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

6